JacquelineM

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Panyang Tippy Golden Needles Imperial (ZP77) from Upton Tea Imports

JacquelineM drank Panyang Tippy Golden Needles Imperial (ZP77) by Upton Tea Imports

Many thanks to Lady Londonderry for this tea!

I was really excited to try this one since “Golden” teas are some of my favorites. This one is SO GOOD! I’m not getting cocoa notes, but more of a rich honey Golden Monkey profile. I am tasting this one to be more like the Golden Monkey I’m used to than Upton’s Imperial Golden Monkey! Deeeeee-licious! It has that heavy mouthfeel that I associate with these kinds of teas, and which I absolutely crave!

I was very much saddened to see that this is discontinued at Upton (I zipped right over there because I wanted to order it I liked it so much!). Alas, this will have to be one of my little special hoarder teas that I have every now and again so I can savor it for as long as possible!

Thank you once again, Lady Londonderry! This is making my Monday morning!

2011-08-01 09:54:56 -0400

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LadyLondonderry 2011-08-01 11:35:37 -0400

I figured it would be right up your alley. Glad to know I was right!:)

Maybe this one will get restocked in the fall, along with some other wonderful China blacks that are currently unavailable. We can only hope …

JacquelineM 2011-08-01 12:08:45 -0400

You were 1000000000000% correct! It’s a great resteeper too! On my third flavorful steep!

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I love to cook, bake, read, paint, knit, do needlework, and garden. I need my coffee, but I LOVE my tea. I work at an Art School, and I am currently taking classes in order to become certified to teach.

I enjoy writing tasting notes, but have decided not to numerically rate teas as of 9/14/10. For an explanation, see my looooong tasting note about Mountain Malt from the Simple Leaf.

My favorites:
Chinese black teas
A good “milk and sugar” English style black
Earl Grey (classic, and in all variations!)
Vanilla teas (classic, and in all variations!)
Jasmine, Rose, Violet and other froofy, flowery teas!
An Occasional Oolong
Flavored Rooibos
Herbal Tisanes